An edition of The art of conversation: a guided tour of a neglected pleasure
(2008)
The art of conversation
by Catherine Blyth
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Every day we use our mobiles and computers to communicate, but ironically we are losing touch with face-to-face talk. Catherine Blyth reveals that when conversation works it can come close to heaven.
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Conversation, Conservation (psychology)| Edition | Availability |
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The art of conversation: a guided tour of a neglected pleasure
2009, Gotham Books
in English
1592404197 9781592404193
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Art of Conversation: How Talking Improves Lives
2009, Hodder & Stoughton
in English
184854166X 9781848541665
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The Art of Conversation: A Guided Tour of a Neglected Pleasure
Dec 29, 2009, Avery, Gotham Books
paperback
1592404979 9781592404971
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction: We need to talk (or for the busy reader, the concise manifesto)
Hello : on conversation's casting couch
Small talk, big deal? : on striking up a tune
Pay heed : on the acrobatics of attention
The rest is silence : on not speaking
Fit subjects : on topics in search of good homes
Into the groove : on steering controls
Do go on : on wrangling boredom
Wit to woo : on humour as social engineering
How to tell a good lie : on the detection of untruths
Pillow talk : on the languages of love
The fine art of flattery : on love in measured doses
Shop talk : on conversation as work
Choppy waters : on navigating difficult conversation
Shut-up shop : on how to wage a word war
Are you receiving me? : on stitching conversation into your life.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-296).
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A wide-ranging, exhortatory look at the pleasures of great conversation, including strategies for how to bring it about, from the witty pen of an Englishwoman wise in its ways.
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